compensation
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His total compensation for fiscal 2026 was $1.3 million, while Madison Huang’s was $1.2 million, according to a proxy statement filed by Nvidia in May.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
Jill said any compensation would be a partial refund for the impact on her life.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
That means investors have been demanding more compensation to offset perceived AI risks.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
Other measures of labor costs suggest compensation is rising slightly faster, but any way you slice it, labor costs simply aren’t a big contributor to high inflation.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
Mr. Butterbur paid for it himself, and offered Merry another eighteen pence as some compensation for the lost animals.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
But all the compensations, all the progress anyway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025
Edinburgh Employment Tribunal ruled that PC Jones should be awarded compensations of £24,800 and PC Tunnock should receive £23,824.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2025
Earlier in the day, Mohsin Naqvi, the top official in Punjab province, where Jaranwala is located, announced the compensations on X, previously known as Twitter.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
The WNBA’s collective bargaining agreement, which was signed in January 2020 and runs through the 2027 season, includes groundbreaking compensations highlighted by fully paid maternity leave.
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2023
Of course this was long before the compensations for being a girl were apparent to her.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing compensation
The Bill of Rights
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"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
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"The Monkey's Paw," Vocabulary from the short story
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